[citation needed] With a local group in 1962 he was invited by Abel Martínez, Bernardo Gómez and Noé Santos to be part of the Dueto Estrella in Ciudad Miguel Alemán, Tamaulipas.

[3] In 1963, he composed his first song "Ya No Eres Mia" that would lead an LP of the Duet Estrella.

In 1979, Fito became part of Tam and Tex and he wrote such songs as "La Otra Musiquera", "Mi Tamaulipeca", and "Flor de Lirio".

[4] Fito Olivares y su Grupo La Pura Sabrosura was born in 1980 in Houston, Texas, after they released their first album Mi Profesión.

His brother, drummer and lead vocalist Javier Olivares died on June 10, 2012, in Pasadena, Texas.